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Butchersand Meat Cutter Salary in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Butchers and Meat Cutters in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$31,300
25th Percentile Wage	$37,070
50th Percentile Wage	$45,200
75th Percentile Wage	$50,090
90th Percentile Wage	$54,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,300.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of butchers and meat cutters from 2012 to 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	10-Year Growth
2022	$45,200	17.17%	33.92%
2021	$37,440	-14.85%	-
2020	$43,000	1.19%	-
2019	$42,490	18.71%	-
2018	$34,540	-6.08%	-
2017	$36,640	-3.33%	-
2016	$37,860	17.46%	-
2015	$31,250	-7.90%	-
2014	$33,720	17.88%	-
2013	$27,690	-7.87%	-
2012	$29,870	-	-

Table 2. Compare Butchersand Meat Cutter Salary in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford with Other Maine Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,200, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the highest paying city for butchers and meat cutters in state of Maine, followed by Bangor (median annual salary $40,190). In comparison, the median annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 11.1 percent (11.1%) higher than that in Bangor.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford	$45,200
Bangor	$40,190
Lewiston-Auburn	$39,570
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area	$38,010
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$37,940